World War I
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Fallen

Devils Lake, ND

County:
Ramsey

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.1st Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L, 164th Infantry

Medals and Honors:
Silver Star

Circumstances:

Died, July 27, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 23, Row 6, Block B, Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, Seine, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 4, page 2897 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Devils Lake, N. Dak., June, 1897, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company D, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Devils Lake, on Sept. 15, 1917. Served in Company D, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 13, 1917; Company L, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 12, 1918; Company H, 26th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, June 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.